2012 IRE Conference

Uncovering danger with data

  • Event: 2012 IRE Conference
  • Speakers: TBA
  • Date/Time: Thursday, June 14 at 9 a.m.
  • Location: Salon C-D
  • Audio file: Only members can listen to conference audio

Data can help reporters ferret out perilous situations from schools to the environment. Some data can uncover danger to life and limb while other data can create danger of the editorial kind. We’ll speak on ways to tell the difference and discuss case studies along the way.

Related Tipsheets

  • Finding danger in data, Powerpoint
    Purcell's Powerpoint presentation offers insight on how he and his team used data to uncover the dangers within the Philadelphia school system.

  • Finding danger in data
    Use Purcell's notes in conjunction with his Powerpoint presentation (titled the same plus Powerpoint) to get step by step tips and instruction on how to find dangers to your community using data.